Unravelling change leadership: A fresh approach using human instincts

What drives employees’ perceptions of change?

Conventional thinking assumes that “people resist change”, but that idea limits our approach when leading change as it overlooks what encourages people to embrace change.

At Voice Project's breakfast Dr Peter Langford and Andrew O’Keeffe explored how experiences of change and basic human instincts influence how people respond to change in the workplace. Using this understanding both speakers explored how organisations can generate an enthusiasm and willingness to embrace and drive change. Their presentations can be found below.

The presenters

Dr Peter Langford Director, Voice Project

Dr Peter Langford is the founder and Director of Voice Project. Peter drew upon Voice Project’s research and consulting experiences to understand change management from the perspective of employees. His presentation examined how to generate change optimism and optimistic change leadership. Insights from this presentation will help organisations devise more employee-focused change strategies and leadership development programs that foster the attitudes and skills required to generate change optimism.

Andrew O’Keefe Director, Hardwired Humans

Andrew O’Keeffe is the Director of Hardwired Humans and helps organisations align their leadership practices to human instincts. Andrew is the author of Hardwired Humans and The Boss. Andrew’s background is in senior HR roles in IBM, Optus, Sinclair Knight Merz and Hewitt Associates. Andrew's presentation shares insights into basic human instincts and outlines a framework of 9 Essentials in how we lead change so that it’s easier, faster and more successful.

Watch the presentations

Dr Peter Langford, Building Change Optimism

Andrew O'Keeffe - Human Instincts & Successful Change Management

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